City police told on Wednesday that a New Jersey man was taken into custody after a lengthy vehicle chase. A domestic-related investigation was done in Dover after the chase ended.
According to Master Cpl. Mark Hoffman, the chase was done on Tuesday and it started around 8:45 a.m. when an officer was sent to the 200 block of E. Sheldrake Circle in the Cannon Mills neighborhood in the city's west side by the Dover Police Department after an individual asked to check if the woman there was alright.
The officer who responded observed that there was a domestic-related incident and attempted to contact 38-year-old Omar Davis at the scene, who escaped by running toward the back of the neighborhood and into a construction site next to Dover High School. From there, he stole a Ford F-250 truck that belonged to Dixie Construction and escaped. Before he started travelling east on Forrest Avenue, he hit a parked construction vehicle.
Hoffman added that another city officer attempted to pull over Davis but he succeeded in escaping from him also, "often traveling in the opposite lane to drive around traffic or disregard traffic signals". He continued travelling east on Division Street and then turned onto southbound U.S. 13 and drove on Bay Road. Davis took a U-turn through a grass median near Miller Drive to travel north on U.S. 13, then took a U-turn again through the grass median near College Road to travel south on the highway.
Near Lakeview Drive, he travelled south in northbound lanes where he struck the side of another vehicle that was travelling near his vehicle. He then took a U-turn onto White Oak Road where on-duty officers attempted to pull him over. He turned on southbound U.S. 13 again from where police chased him into Camden.
After that, he collided with a mini-van; the accident happened near the Lowe's and Diamond Motorsports businesses in Camden from where he attempted to escape from the officers. A Dover woman was behind the wheel of that vehicle which was hit by Davis's vehicle.
No individual sustained injury in the chase.
After the accident, Davis was taken into custody by a Dover Police Department K-9.
The woman sustained minor injuries for which she was rushed to Bayhealth Kent General Hospital in Dover.
After some time when Davis was arrested, police came to know that he was wanted by the Cumberland County (New Jersey) Sheriff's Office for failure to appear in court on a charge of eluding police. 44.9 grams of marijuana was also found in the home in which Davis was living. Davis was taken to the Bayhealth Kent General Hospital for treatment of injuries he sustained in the accident and during his stay there, he damaged a hospital room window.


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Genesis 48:1-20 Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh
48 Some time after this, Joseph was told, "Your father is weaker." So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph has come to you," Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
3 Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me. 4 He said to me, 'I will make you fruitful and numerous; I will make many nations come from you, and I will give this land as a permanent possession to your future descendants.' 5 Your two sons born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are now mine. Ephraim and Manasseh belong to me just as Reuben and Simeon do. 6 Children born to you after them will be yours and will be recorded under the names of their brothers with regard to their inheritance. 7 When I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way, some distance from Ephrath in the land of Canaan. I buried her there along the way to Ephrath" (that is, Bethlehem).
8 When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he said, "Who are these?"
9 And Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons God has given me here."
So Israel said, "Bring them to me and I will bless them." 10 Now his eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly[a] see. Joseph brought them to him, and he kissed and embraced them. 11 Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face again, but now God has even let me see your offspring." 12 Then Joseph took them from his father's knees and bowed with his face to the ground.
Ephraim's Greater Blessing
13 Then Joseph took them both—with his right hand Ephraim toward Israel's left, and with his left hand Manasseh toward Israel's right—and brought them to Israel. 14 But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and crossing his hands, put his left on Manasseh's head, although Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 Then he blessed Joseph and said:
The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
16 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—
may he bless these boys.
And may they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,
and may they grow to be numerous within the land.
17 When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim's head, he thought it was a mistake[b] and took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's. 18 Joseph said to his father, "Not that way, my father! This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head."
19 But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know! He too will become a tribe,[c] and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation."[d] 20 So he blessed them that day, putting Ephraim before Manasseh when he said, "The nation Israel will invoke blessings by you, saying, 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.'"
48:10 Lit he was not able to
48:17 Or he was displeased; lit head, it was bad in his eyes
48:19 Lit people
48:19 Or a multitude of nations; lit a fullness of nations
48:3 : Gn 17:1
48:3 : Gn 28:13,19; 35:6,9
48:4 : Gn 35:9-12
48:5 : Gn 41:50-52; 46:20
48:5 : Jos 13:7; 14:4; 17:17
48:9 : Gn 27:4; 49:25-26; Heb 11:21
48:10 : Gn 27:1
48:10 : Gn 27:27
48:12 : Gn 18:2; 24:52; 33:3; 42:6; 43:26; Ex 34:8
48:14 : Gn 25:23; 27:18-30
48:15 : Gn 17:1; 24:40
48:15 : Gn 49:24; Ps 23:1; Jr 31:10
48:16 : Gn 28:13-15; 31:11; Is 63:9; Ac 7:35
48:16 : Dt 28:10; 2Ch 7:14; Is 4:1; 43:1; 48:1
Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
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Genesis 48:1-20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
Jacob Blesses Joseph's Sons
48 After this Joseph was told, "Your father is ill." So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph has come to you," he[a] summoned his strength and sat up in bed. 3 And Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty[b] appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and he blessed me, 4 and said to me, 'I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers; I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your offspring after you for a perpetual holding.' 5 Therefore your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are now mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are. 6 As for the offspring born to you after them, they shall be yours. They shall be recorded under the names of their brothers with regard to their inheritance. 7 For when I came from Paddan, Rachel, alas, died in the land of Canaan on the way, while there was still some distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath" (that is, Bethlehem).
8 When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he said, "Who are these?" 9 Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God has given me here." And he said, "Bring them to me, please, that I may bless them." 10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, and he could not see well. So Joseph brought them near him; and he kissed them and embraced them. 11 Israel said to Joseph, "I did not expect to see your face; and here God has let me see your children also." 12 Then Joseph removed them from his father's knees,[c] and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right, and brought them near him. 14 But Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands, for Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 He blessed Joseph, and said,
"The God before whom my ancestors Abraham and Isaac walked,
16 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm, bless the boys;
and in them let my name be perpetuated, and the name of my ancestors Abraham and Isaac;
and let them grow into a multitude on the earth."
17 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. 18 Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father! Since this one is the firstborn, put your right hand on his head." 19 But his father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations." 20 So he blessed them that day, saying,
"By you[d] Israel will invoke blessings, saying,
'God make you[e] like Ephraim and like Manasseh.'"
So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.
Genesis 48:2 Heb Israel
Genesis 48:3 Traditional rendering of Heb El Shaddai
Genesis 48:12 Heb from his knees
Genesis 48:20 you here is singular in Heb
New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Staying at the lovely Conrad hotel overlooking the Hudson River at Battery Park (see my river view pics here), we wanted to eat Sunday lunch nearby on the last day of our New York trip.
Blue Smoke, a Southern BBQ smokehouse, just around the corner on Vesey Street was convenient, appealed (as in – when in the U.S., make the most of good American cusine) and served craft beers too.
From the drinks menu, K had a root beer (tastes like medicine) and I had a ginger crush (ginger beer with orange, lime, soda and thyme – nicely refreshing), followed by a flight of four 5oz beers to share @ $15.00.
From the Southern lunch menu, we both chose a pit stop: one meat, one side and one sweet for $20.00. Plus an additional meat @ $5.00.
The meat choices were pulled pork, 7 pepper brisket, baby back ribs and backyard chicken (K chose the first two, and I chose the latter two).
The side dish options were mac & cheese, collard greens, sweet potato mash and BBQ baked beans (K chose the first, I chose the last).
My ribs and sticky chicken were as good as they look in the photo, as were the barbecue beans. The mac & cheese was well done and K enjoyed the pulled pork and peppered brisket (slightly dry though). The crispy bread was superfluous (and again, a bit dry).
For the 'sweet' included in the pit stop, we chose a cookie and a brownie to share. Both arrived in packaging – no frills style, ready to take away.
The verdict: Excellent value @ $25.00 (about £17.00) for such a big meal. Simple but good Southern food, with really good service and a very appealingly furnished interior.


Acoustics play an essential role in sound transmission, even in the digital age. Recording conditions and a microphone's properties have a considerable impact on the quality of digital audio signals. And the properties of loudspeakers or headphones as well as the acoustics at the point of reproduction also affect fidelity of reproduction and our auditory perception.
IRT supplies various services in the fields of room acoustics, architectural acoustics, auralisation, loudspeakers, and micro- phones. In addition, we conduct acoustic testing and advise our clients on technical equipment for Outside Broadcast vehicles.
Do you plan a studio control room or an OB van? Do you need support in optimizing the accoustics in open-plan offices or in video conference rooms, or are acoustical measurements to be performed? IRT stands out due to its longstanding experience. We have profound expertise in room and building acoustics, auralization of virtual studios, as well as in loudspeakers, headphones and microphones.
… custom-tailored services in several areas of the acoustics. With its unique and renowned simulation software AUVIS (AUralisation of VIrtual Studios) IRT has a tool at hand with which rooms can precisely be made audible before even building them. Several products which are manufacturered and marketed by partner companies under IRT's licence underline the competence of IRT in the matter of acoustics.
…broadcasters, studio operators, producers, architects, studio device manufacturers and manufacturers of loudspeakers, headphones and microphones.
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With the KEM microphone (cardioid plane microphone) IRT has developed an entirely new type of microphone with disc-shaped directional characteristics – comparable to a line of loudspeakers – that, for example, offers advantages when miking speakers, or recording choirs. The KEM is manufactured and marketed under IRT's licence by Microtech Gefell GmbH. The KEM is in successfull operation at the speaker's desk of the plenary hall in the Bundestag in Berlin.
With the SAGA products, IRT has developed a series of 19" equipment cabinets with special sound absorbing characteristics that particularly consider the spectrum of the noise and the mechanisms of human noise perception. The SAGA product line is manufactured and marketed under IRT's licence by SAGA maxi GmbH.
In open-plan offices, there are often large windows and smooth walls. Both factors cause long reverberation times, which consequently boost the noise levels in full offices and make it very difficult to communicate. Studies have shown that such noise pollution dramatically hampers employee performance. It is therefore worthwhile for companies to invest in proper workplace acoustics.
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The acoustic properties of broadcast production studios should be precisely customised to the processes which take place there.
Acoustic weak points and unnecessarily complex designs ought to be avoided. IRT's specialists work closely with clients to ensure appropriate room/architectural acoustics.
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Unwanted background noise can be nerve-wracking during the production of radio and TV programmes. First the vent whirrs, then the monitor chirps! Permanent noise should not exceed certain limits in rooms meant for the recording or processing of sound. So that loud equipment can be operated in such rooms without annoying background noise, IRT has created a series of soundproof housings and quietised equipment cabinets.
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Producing in the field for radio and TV would be impossible without Outside Broadcast (OB) vehicles.
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IRT aids radio and TV broadcasters with the invitation of tenders, and advises on acoustic matters in order to achieve necessary values (e.g. interior sound level, sound insulation). We also provide acoustic measurements for the acceptance testing of OB vehicles.
Reference projects fpr OB vehicles: BR, DLR, RBB, NDR, ZDF, SWR, MDR, HR, WDR.
IRT determines the directivity patterns of loudspeakers and microphones by means of specialised, computer-aided measurement equipment: a rack (quadrant) with 19 measurement microphones, a changeover switch, and a rotary table. The rotary table turns a loudspeaker in five-degree increments in the horizontal plane and the transfer function is measured at the 19 microphone capsules, respectively.
Individual transfer-function measurements are first collected by means of the MLS (Maximum Length Sequence) measuring method and in the form of absolute values and phase values before being stored in a database. 2,049 transfer functions and 2,049 frequency control points (i.e. 4.2 million amplitude values and 4.2 million phase values) are stored for each loudspeaker. Several hours are required to measure one loudspeaker. The automatic measuring system thus generates a data record totalling approximately 33 MB per loudspeaker. And the technique can be slightly modified for microphones, e.g. artificial heads.
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IRT has an outstanding spectrum of devices at its disposal as well as all the necessary measuring facilities (e.g. anechoic chamber, reverberation chamber).
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IRT's KEM even enjoys great success in Germany's Bundestag – at the speaker's lectern on the floor of Berlin's Reichstag.
With the help of specialised simulation software, IRT experts can precisely calculate acoustic requirements for broadcast production studios. This makes it possible, for example, to determine the sensitivity level of a specified control loudspeaker at a control room's stipulated monitoring point. If the outcome does not satisfy the requirements within a tolerance range, then the sensitivity level can be optimised in the model via targeted measures, e.g. by varying the loudspeaker's position, the solid geometry, or the wall/ceiling absorption. Once all room-acoustic requirements have been met, the computational model's room concept is realised in conjunction with the architects and companies involved.
An additional advantage of a room-acoustic simulation lies in the option of calculating the impulse responses of different monitoring points in the model, which in turn makes the simulated room virtually audible. In other words, the computational model makes it possible to hear what a certain recording would sound like in a room before it has even been built! This technique of rendering sound is referred to as auralisation.
Such room-acoustic simulations have proven to be cost-effective in practice. Any additional initial expenditures during the planning phase are outweighed by the fact that only those construction measures which are required to satisfy acoustic requirements are actually executed.
Specialised background expertise in acoustics is essential during the construction or remodelling of production studios. Such expertise precludes acoustic weak points and increases a project's cost-effectiveness. To share such knowledge with others, IRT specialists offer a one-day advanced training course: Room/Architectural Acoustics for Architects, Civil Engineers, Studio Planners, and Project Managers. Courses are held on request and, if the customer so desires, on site.
It can be particularly challenging at trade shows to attract people's undivided attention to your products or ideas.
IRT has developed a presentation concept which is tailored to this and similarly demanding situations. Appropriate room acoustics can be created simply by setting up a self-contained "room-in-room" system.
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Our measuring facilities (e.g. anechoic chamber, reverberation chamber) provide us with remarkably precise readings.
During the planning phase of construction or renovation, there are often questions about the impact which, for example, new wall linings or microperforated materials could have on room acoustics. In order to forecast which measures would truly improve acoustics, IRT has developed a programme which can simulate the impact of individual acoustic modifications. This programme also allows us to determine the absorption coefficient of hybrid materials.


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How could it be acceptable for Catholics to attend a same-sex 'wedding'?
The same question applies to invalid heterosexual marriage ceremonies.
Harrison,
Fr. Brian W. Harrison, O.S.
Tue Mar 2, 2021 - 9:24 pm EST Fri Jul 30, 2021 - 2:54 pm EDT
March 2, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Before we address the question posed in the title, another more familiar one comes to mind: May Catholics attend a family member's heterosexual wedding if it's known to be invalid? Some theologians argue that if the foreseeable result of not attending the wedding will be a definitive rupture with our loved one, then attendance is acceptable, provided we make our disagreement known to him or her in some way. More traditional theologians argue that even with that proviso, the very fact of attendance inevitably signals a message of "we're-basically-OK-with-this" to the family member and everyone else present at the ceremony and subsequent festivities.
One of the most respected moral theologians of recent times, the late Germain Grisez, adopted this stricter position unequivocally. In regard to attending a family member's marriage that cannot be valid because one (or both) of the parties is divorced without a decree of nullity, Grisez argued that any participation at all in such an event is a serious counter-witness to the indissolubility of marriage, which is part of our faith, and will cause scandal by encouraging others to justify and perhaps imitate this gravely sinful decision. He concludes that while family members should make clear their continuing love and respect for their erring child, grandchild or sibling, they "should not cooperate with the wedding ceremony, attend it, or give the couple a wedding gift" (The Way of the Lord Jesus, vol. III, p. 172).
Grisez's book, subtitled Difficult Moral Questions, does not address Catholics' attendance at same-sex weddings. This is understandable because it was published in 1997, before such "marriages" existed legally in any jurisdiction on earth. But it is obvious he would have been strongly opposed to Catholic attendance at such events, since his arguments against participating in invalid heterosexual weddings apply equally if not more forcefully to those involving two "gays" or lesbians.
Since the U.S. Supreme Court imposed same-sex "marriage" on the whole nation in 2015, this question of attendance at such ceremonies is becoming increasingly pressing for many American Catholic families. But since the Church's magisterium has unfortunately not handed down any clear and explicit judgment on this point so far, and since theologians are far from unanimous about it, the faithful are left by default to arrive at their own decision as best they can.
Openly pro-homosexual clerics such as Fr. James Martin, SJ, strongly advocate attendance at these "weddings," while some other less radical teachers are justifying it if family members fear a definitive rupture with their loved one if they don't attend. One moral theology professor I know who's quite conservative in most respects recently commended the following "creative" decision of a Catholic father he knew. Asked by his daughter to attend her upcoming lesbian wedding, the father told her that while he didn't agree with the step she was taking, he would be there at the wedding to "support" her – but would not walk her down the aisle.
However, as one who has taught moral theology at seminary level for many years, I would argue that such "middle-of-the-road" compromises (or others, like attending either the wedding ceremony or the reception, but not both) are morally unjustifiable. While we should never reject or vilify a family member who enters such a union, we must always respectfully and lovingly decline the invitation to take part in their public and formal entry into a relationship that is gravely immoral. (It's also worth noting that angrily breaking off all ties with family members who decline to attend invalid or same-sex weddings is not always something that will last forever. Patience and continuing signs of love will often ease the way to reconciliation after some months or years.)
As we've already noted, mainstream Catholic tradition was always against attendance at invalid heterosexual weddings. And the objections to attendance at same-sex ceremonies are even stronger.
First, Scripture and Tradition teach us that homosexual relations are more seriously sinful than those established by invalid heterosexual weddings (i.e., fornication or adultery). St. Thomas Aquinas points out that because homosexual acts are unnatural – that is, they manifestly contradict the Creator's biological purpose in making us male and female – they are more gravely sinful than those which at least remain open to the gift of new life (Summa Theologiae IIa IIae, Q. 154, art. 12). The Catechism of the Catholic Church, too, recalls that this vice of Sodom is one of the biblical "sins that cry to heaven for vengeance" (#1867).
Secondly, a same-sex wedding is far more obviously contrary to the moral law than an invalid heterosexual marriage. Indeed, the invalidity of the latter is usually not at all evident to many or most of those present at the ceremony. But the spectacle of two women, or two men, making solemn vows up front, then kissing and processing out happily hand-in-hand, is self-evidently unnatural.
PETITION: Demand US Senate REJECT Anti-Life, Anti-Christian 'Equality Act'!
39316 have signed the petition.
The so-called 'Equality Act' contains deadly poison for Christian democracy in the United States. And, its harmless-sounding name tries to hide this insidious reality.
But, unfortunately, Pelosi and company have JUST PASSED this morally repugnant bill in the US House of Representatives.
Pro-life and pro-family organizations, as well as Christian churches and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, and freedom-loving groups everywhere, are now sounding the alarm.
Wake up, America, this is RED ALERT time!
This petition, therefore, calls on every US Senator to vigorously oppose and reject this bill.
Yes, it's THAT important.
The bill has nothing to do with "equality," or with extending the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which is how it is being touted by the leftists in the mainstream media.
It is, rather, one of the MOST EXTREME anti-life, pro-LGBT indoctrination bills ever proposed.
It has been described as a short-list of the worst possible elements of the Radical Left's agenda in Congress...and, REMEMBER, it has just passed the House!
We need to tell all US Senators, in no uncertain terms, that WE WILL NOT ACCEPT this outrageous attack on our freedoms and on life, itself!
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Below are some of the devastating critiques of 'Equality Act,' leveled by some of the best conservative, Christian minds in the country.
ON LIFE:
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council (FRC), has written that the 'Equality Act' will include, "the largest expansion of taxpayer-funded abortion this country has ever seen."
"Under this big new umbrella of 'discrimination,'" continued Perkins, "any American who doesn't want to fund, offer, perform, or participate in abortion on demand will have no real choice. They can conform — or they can be punished."
"Every wall that's been built between abortion and the government would come crashing down, including the Hyde Amendment, the pro-conscience Weldon Amendment, and several international barriers that keep our country from exporting abortion."
ON CHRISTIANITY, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM and LGBT INDOCTRINATION:
Lloyd Marcus, of the American Thinker publication, has written about the 'Equality Act' in the following terms:
"LGBTQ enforcer and homosexual Democrat congressman David Cicilline is sponsor of the Equality Act. Cicilline's evil bill is the most aggressive assault on our constitutional religious liberties in U.S. history...If the Equality Act becomes the law of the land, every outrageous, tyrannical demand [of LGBTQ activists/enforcers] will become reality."
And, Liberty Counsel Action, a law and policy education, training and advocacy organization which, among other things, advances religious freedom, the sanctity of human life, and the family has extensively criticized the 'Equality Act'.
On their webpage, dedicated to analyzing the 'Equality Act', which you can access below, Liberty Counsel Action state: "The 'Equality' Act' elevates 'sexual orientation and gender identity' to the same protected category as race. It will violate the religious freedom of Americans in numerous ways."
The go on to list the areas of life which this will affect: "It will impact all employers, including religious and non-profit organizations; contractors; houses of worship; public, private, and religious schools; curriculum; bathrooms; sports; daycare providers; shelters; hospitals; places of gatherings; entertainment providers; counselors; foster care and adoption; biological parents; landlords; anywhere providing a "good, service, or program," including those advertised online; transportation drivers; and all local, state, and federal entities and many other areas."
And, as they note: "[T]here is NO RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION to this bill!"
Taking into account all of these potential threats to Christian democracy, Life and religious freedom, it is easy to see how the so-called 'Equality Act' has been called a "poison pill."
It is imperative that the US Senate vigorously reject this bill, AND EXPOSE IT FOR WHAT IT REALLY IS.
Please SIGN this urgent petition, TODAY!
The following links will take you to more information about the 'Equality Act'
The House version of the so-called 'Equality Act' (HR 5): http://lc.org/PDFs/Attachments2PRsLAs/2019/031819EqualityActHR5.pdf
Liberty Counsel Action's full analysis of the so-called 'Equality Act': https://www.lcaction.org/HR5 and https://lc.org/newsroom/details/022421-equality-act-guts-religious-freedom-1
LifeSiteNews opinion and analysis of the so-called 'Equality Act':
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/demi-lovatos-rants-may-sound-crazy-but-trans-activists-get-the-last-laugh-if-equality-act-becomes-law
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-calls-equality-act-disgusting-in-epic-rant-against-it
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-us-house-passes-pro-abortion-equality-act
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/the-equality-act-is-the-biggest-threat-to-religious-freedom-in-us-history
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/radical-lgbt-equality-act-to-be-introduced-in-house-next-week-nancy-pelosi-announces
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/last-pro-life-house-democrat-votes-for-extreme-pro-abortion-equality-act
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/biden-names-pro-lgbt-equality-act-as-top-priority-if-elected
Thirdly, yielding to our loved ones' demands for attendance will constitute a perilous surrender in the current front lines of the relentless culture war against Christian marriage and family life. At this moment, in education, politics, law, commerce, entertainment and the media, there is a highly organized, vitriolic and increasingly intolerant 'LGBTQ' campaign against anyone who dares to criticize the homosexual lifestyle. And if attendance at same-sex weddings becomes accepted within the Catholic Church, those believers who continue speaking truth to power on this issue will only find themselves ever more rigorously marginalized, excluded, and penalized as "haters," "bigots," and "homophobes."
Finally, even if it can be anticipated that refusal to participate in a same-sex wedding will indeed lead to the permanent estrangement of a loved one, we must remember and observe Jesus' demanding teaching about religious tensions within families: "Do you suppose I came to establish peace on earth? No indeed, I have come to bring division" (Lk 12:51). The Lord, destined to be a "sign of contradiction" (Lk. 2:34), then goes on to spell out various family relationships that will sometimes be disrupted because of him (vv. 52-53). Again, he teaches us (using Hebraic hyperbole) that unless we are prepared to "hate" our "father and mother, wife and children, brother and sisters" for his sake, we cannot be his disciples (cf. Lk. 14:26).
In short, now that powerful elites in the giant corporations, the media, federal and state governments, Hollywood and Silicon Valley are becoming ever more hostile to biblical teaching and the natural moral law in matters of the Fifth and Sixth Commandments, this is a time to be courageously counter-cultural by resisting in word and deed the relentless pressure to "make gay OK."
Germain Grisez
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Q: Programmatically Check MySQL's Option Values (key_buffer_size, innodb_buffer_pool_size, etc.) Is it possible to programmatically (via. the SQL interface, a CLI tool, etc) check the values of options that are normally set in a MySQL server's my.cnf file?
I have a suspicion that the server I'm using is reading the incorrect configuration file, and I'd like to be able to check what the values are actually set to.

A: You can access them via SELECT statements since they are exposed as global system variables.
SELECT @@key_buffer_size;
SELECT @@innodb_buffer_pool_size;

-- With a column alias you can use when fetching an associative array in PHP
mysql> SELECT @@key_buffer_size as keybufsize;
+------------+
| keybufsize |
+------------+
|    8388608 |
+------------+

You can, obviously, do this via PHP or the CLI, or whatever.

A: is the keybufsize in bit 8388608 equal to 1MegaByte,what the difference between @@key_buffer_size and @@innodb_buffer_pool_size

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Carleton Lyman "Carl" Brosius (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1876. július 18. – Wood, Wisconsin, 1956. szeptember 28.) amerikai olimpikon, katona.

Az 1920. évi nyári olimpiai játékokon indult kötélhúzásban. A csapata először a londoni rendőrségi csapat ellen veszített, majd az ezüstéremért küzdött meg a belgákkal és tőlük is kikapott. A bronzérem-ágon az olaszokkal mérkőztek, ezt megnyerték, és végül a bronzéremért ismét a belgákkal harcoltak de kikaptak tőlük. A verseny Bergvall-rendszer szerint zajlott.
Az USA-n kívül még négy ország indult: Belgium, Egyesült Királyság, Hollandia és Olaszország.

"Carl" Brosius 1889-ben csatlakozott az amerikai tengerészethez, ekkor indult a katonai pályafutása. A tengerészetnél jeles kardvívó volt. Harcolt a spanyol–amerikai háborúban. 1900-ban leszerelt, de 1913-ban ismét bevonult, és részt vett egy jelentős csatában a mexikói határ közelében. Az első világháború során százados volt a hadseregben. Későbbi életében a hadsereg akadémiáin oktatott, és végül ezredesként szerelt le.

Jegyzetek

Források

Adatok

1876-ban született személyek
1956-ban elhunyt személyek
Amerikai kötélhúzók
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The sting of bees and other Hymenopteran insects is thought to be a modified ovipositor. An ovipositor is a pointed tube used to pierce a hole to lay an egg into. Honey bees have evolved beyond the need for an ovipositor – instead they have adapted it as a weapon. Despite the fact that using their sting is accompanied by disembowelment – they are not afraid to use it.
When not in action it is housed out of sight in a little pocket within the sting chamber at the rear-end of the abdomen where its hangs suspended from the sting chamber membrane.
In repose the stinging apparatus is pulled in and tucked away rather like the back-actor of a JCB in transit (the shaft of the sting corresponding to the bucket); folded in such a way that the business end, the sting itself, is safely scabbarded within a two-lobed sheath. The two lobes of the sheath are to the right of this picture and the tip of the wicked black sting is just visible beneath.
The shaft of the sting is made up of three long, slender, pointed, pieces – the stylet and 2 barbed lancets. These all slot together, the two lancets side-by-side with the broader stylet on top, in such a way that all three parts are able to slide freely and independently. A channel runs between the three pieces and it is through this that the poison is dispatched.
Alkali gland which supplies a lubricant to the base of the shaft, presumably to assist its penetration into the skin of the victim.
When the worker bee stings, the abdomen is thrust sharply downwards, pushing the shaft of the sting into the skin of the victim where the lancet barbs give it its initial hold. As if that wasn't enough the lancets are then alternately forced deeper and deeper in, the barbs holding each successive gain and the interlocked stylet charging in from behind sliding down the lancets and further into the wound made by them. Valves on the base of the lancets drive venom down the poison channel where it is released into the wound.
The interaction of a series of cunningly placed muscles and hinged plates continues to push and pull the sting deeper and deeper into the unfortunate victim even after the stinging apparatus has become detached from the bee. When the sting is detached from the bee, the guts follow and the bee dies.
A couple of photos here – click for a close up of my pain.
When removing a sting – scrape it from the wound outwards rather than trying seize it by that handy looking little bulb on the end because that's the venom sac and squeezing it will empty the remaining venom into the wound.


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Beautifully Haunting Collection of David Bowie's Self-Portraits
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Chamae Rose, or Chamaebatiaria millefolium, is an herb that grows in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and may be one of the most interesting and potentially helpful herbs out there. While many incredible and medicinal herbs exist, the location where Chamae Rose grows is the reason for the fascinating story behind it. Chamae Rose, or Desert Bush.... / READ MORE /
Chamae Rose, or Chamaebatiaria millefolium, is an herb that grows in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and may be one of the most interesting and potentially helpful herbs out there. While many incredible and medicinal herbs exist, the location where Chamae Rose grows is the reason for the fascinating story behind it.
Chamae Rose, or Desert Bush. Source
Chamae Rose became well known when Patrick Bailey, a leader in research and development in the dietary supplement industry heard of a story behind this herb. What was told to him was that a Native American woman was allegedly curing people of AIDS, HIV, cancers, diabetes, gout, pneumonia and others with using only a single herb.
He initially disregarded the information but an insistent friend who offered to introduce him to the lady convinced Patrick to meet with her and hear her story. At the time, she was 81 and Bailey reported that she looked no older than 60, and even without any gray hair.
She told Bailey that when she was 60, she had congestive heart failure and kidney failure and was being advised by her tribe's elders to prepare to pass over. Her and her husband decided to take a visit to the Sierra Nevada Mountains, which is a sacred place for her ancestors. One night during her stay, she had a dream of being instructed to drink a cup of tea and that it was not her time to go. When she woke up, she noticed the Desert Bushes that surrounded her and her husband and she decided she needed to dig up the roots of the bush and make tea from it. Within one month of regularly consuming the tea, all of her ailments vanished. Soon after, she began helping many others.
Before leaving his meeting with the Native American healer, she told Patrick Bailey that the property (which she and her husband bought after visiting the land) was on a large white mineral deposit. It occurred to Bailey that maybe the soil contained what David Hudson had researched and called, monatomic gold. Four weeks later, test results came back on the soil and it did indeed contain monatomic elements, including monatomic gold.
What is different about using Chamae Rose to obtain monatomic gold, is that the roots from the plant uptake the monatomic elements and utilize them in the plant. When the plant is ingested by a human, we absorb the monatomic elements. It is believed that the massive healing power with Chamae Rose is because of the monatomic elements in it and the energy transfer it induces from plant to person.
Monatomic elements can be explained:
"The center of the periodic chart of elements consists of what are known as the "transition elements," meaning that they can transit from metallic to monatomic or diatomic via chemical treatment or through other means (what some would refer to as "shadow chemistry" or "arcane chemistry" or even "alchemy"). Take gold for example. When you have two or more gold atoms in a microcluster, it will have metallic properties, but if you have only one atom, it will then have ceramic properties, which means that it becomes chemically inert but at the same time will have superconductive capabilities even at room temperature. The weight of these amazing materials can also change by heating, becoming lighter, even to the point of levitation. Because it is chemically inert, it can be ingested for health, wellbeing and super-energizing at the cellular level.
Not only do our cells communicate via chemicals and electricity in our nervous system and intercellularly throughout other processes, but also through the exchange of photons, or light particles. The human body is a marvelous bioelectric machine, and all of its processes depend on the clear and (ideally) unimpeded conduction of electrical "messages" required to carry out those processes. Light, as proven by fiber optics, can carry more and actually "purer" information. As mentioned above, these materials are superconductive, and therefore change our bodies at the cellular level, from our organs, muscles and tissues to our brain and nervous system, into superconductors of a greatly increased flow of photons, greatly increased because the materials themselves are in a sense "liquid (or powdered) light." It's like installing 'gold tipped' wires on your brain synapse. Put another way, you could say that monatomics transform the body's "wiring" from being simple copper cable to being wired with fiber-optics, where the same "width" of wiring is able to carry 1,000 times as much 'processing' information."
Harmonic Innerprizes, which is the company started by Patrick Bailey and is the only known company selling Chamae Rose, says there are other benefits of Chamae Rose in that it also contains many polyphenols and antioxidants, which helps to detoxify the body. In fact, Chamae Rose is known to detoxify the kidneys, lungs, liver, throat and bladder, as well as help with sinus and allergy issues. Because of it's ability to detoxify, it is known as the beauty herb because it creates healthier, clearer skin. As we cleanse the inner organs, this reflects itself in the appearance and health of our skin.
What are your thoughts? Is this something you have used before? What do you think about monatomic gold? Cheers to our health!
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package com.auth0.client.mgmt;

import com.auth0.json.mgmt.Token;
import com.auth0.net.Request;
import okhttp3.mockwebserver.RecordedRequest;
import org.junit.Test;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import static com.auth0.client.MockServer.*;
import static com.auth0.client.RecordedRequestMatcher.*;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;

public class BlacklistsEntityTest extends BaseMgmtEntityTest {

    @Test
    public void shouldThrowOnGetBlacklistedTokensWithNullAudience() {
        exception.expect(IllegalArgumentException.class);
        exception.expectMessage("'audience' cannot be null!");
        api.blacklists().getBlacklist(null);
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldGetBlacklistedTokens() throws Exception {
        Request<List<Token>> request = api.blacklists().getBlacklist("myapi");
        assertThat(request, is(notNullValue()));

        server.jsonResponse(MGMT_BLACKLISTED_TOKENS_LIST, 200);
        List<Token> response = request.execute();
        RecordedRequest recordedRequest = server.takeRequest();

        assertThat(recordedRequest, hasMethodAndPath("GET", "/api/v2/blacklists/tokens"));
        assertThat(recordedRequest, hasHeader("Content-Type", "application/json"));
        assertThat(recordedRequest, hasHeader("Authorization", "Bearer apiToken"));
        assertThat(recordedRequest, hasQueryParameter("aud", "myapi"));

        assertThat(response, is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(response, hasSize(2));
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldReturnEmptyBlacklistedTokens() throws Exception {
        Request<List<Token>> request = api.blacklists().getBlacklist("myapi");
        assertThat(request, is(notNullValue()));

        server.jsonResponse(MGMT_EMPTY_LIST, 200);
        List<Token> response = request.execute();

        assertThat(response, is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(response, is(emptyCollectionOf(Token.class)));
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldThrowOnBlacklistTokensWithNullToken() {
        exception.expect(IllegalArgumentException.class);
        exception.expectMessage("'token' cannot be null!");
        api.blacklists().blacklistToken(null);
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldBlacklistToken() throws Exception {
        Request<Void> request = api.blacklists().blacklistToken(new Token("id"));
        assertThat(request, is(notNullValue()));

        server.jsonResponse(MGMT_BLACKLISTED_TOKENS_LIST, 200);
        request.execute();
        RecordedRequest recordedRequest = server.takeRequest();

        assertThat(recordedRequest, hasMethodAndPath("POST", "/api/v2/blacklists/tokens"));
        assertThat(recordedRequest, hasHeader("Content-Type", "application/json"));
        assertThat(recordedRequest, hasHeader("Authorization", "Bearer apiToken"));

        Map<String, Object> body = bodyFromRequest(recordedRequest);
        assertThat(body.size(), is(1));
        assertThat(body, hasEntry("jti", "id"));
    }
}

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Top 9 movies produced and directed by Nigerian actors You Need to Watch
February 3, 2022 December 4, 2022
Lionheart, Fate of Alakada and Omoghetto, Nollywood's highest performing films were produced and directed by some of the industry's finest actors and actresses.
The Nollywood industry has gone through a disruptive phase from VCD to Netflix premieres and global recognition.
Recorded as the biggest entertainment industry in Africa, Nollywood, recently has pivoted from business as usual to crafting powerful stories that have revamped the Nollywood scene.
Most actors from the times of old Nollywood, in a bid to continuously provide value have taken up other roles in addition to their briefs as actors and actresses.
Nigerian celebrity actors like Omoni Oboli, Genevieve Nnaji, Kunle Afolayan, Funke Akindele have pioneered a new trend for the thriving Nollywood Industry.
This article shines the spotlight on ten movies produced and directed by Nollywood's finest actors.
Many of these movies produced and directed by these Nollywood actors toppled sales chart in box office, some even made history as highest grossing movies in many years.
Keep on reading to know the movies produced and directed by our favourite Nigerian actors and actresses.
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1 1. 30 Days in Atlanta
2 2. Ghost and the tout
3 3. Fate of Alakada
4 4. Bad Comments
5 5. Omo Ghetto:The saga
6 6. Citation
7 7. Swallow
8 8. Lion heart
9 9. Wives on Strike
1. 30 Days in Atlanta
Officially released in 2014,30 Days in Atlanta is a Nigerian romantic comedy film written by Patrick "Coinage" Nnamani, produced by comedian, Ayo Makun and directed by Robert Peters.
The film was shot on location in Lagos and Atlanta. It premiered on 31 October 2014. In 2015, 30 Days in Atlanta was announced as the highest-grossing film in Nigerian cinemas.
However, the movie received mixed reviews about the plot and character development
The film further received 10 nominations at the 2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards.
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2. Ghost and the tout
The Ghost and the Tout was produced by popular Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham under her production company, Toyin Abraham Studios.
The film was released in 2018 and is ghost film, written and directed by Charles Uwagbai.
The film starred Sambasa Nzeribe, Toyin Abraham, Rachael Okonkwo, and Omowumi Dada in the lead roles.
The film arrived in theaters in Nigeria on 11 May 2018 and received positive reviews from critics.
The Ghost and the Tout went on to become huge box office success grossing 30 million within one week and remaining the fifth highest-grossing Nigerian film in 2018.
The film currently occupies the 25th position in the overall list of highest-grossing movies in Nigeria.
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3. Fate of Alakada
Fate of Alakada:The Party Planner is the fifth film in the Alakada franchise, and it was also the sequel to the 2017 comedy film Alakada Reloaded.
The 2020 Nigerian action comedy film written was by Moshood Yakubu Olawale and Ozioma Ogbaji, directed by Kayode Kasum and Produced by Toyin Abraham studios.
The film starred Toyin Abraham, Mercy Eke, and Broda Shaggi in the lead roles. The film is a satirical representation of social media fakeness and Nigerian pop culture.
The film was officially released in theatres on 1 October 2020, coinciding with the Independence Day of Nigeria, and opened to highly positive reviews.
The film also became a box office success and eventually became the highest-grossing Nigerian film of 2020.
The Fate of Alakada:Party Planner made acting debuts for many Nigerian celebrities;
Nigerian television show host Stephanie Coker, 4th season of Big Brother Naija winner Mercy Eke and fashion designer, entrepreneur Toyin Lawani.
Popular Instagram comedian Broda Shaggi also landed a major role in the film. The first look poster of the film was revealed in February 2020
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4. Bad Comments
Bad Comments starring Jim Iyke as lead actor(as Frank Orji) – who also doubles as the film's executive producer – mirrors the life of a big celebrity, whose life takes a bad turn following social media brouhaha. Written by Kehinde Joseph, this film stars Osas Ighodaro, Ben Toutou, Chiwetalu Agu, and Sharon Ooja, among others.
Based on real events Bad Comments is a fast-paced drama/thriller with a few comic moments thrown in for good measure.
The movie was released on August 27 2021 and has joined the train as one of the highest grossing movies in 2021 with N66 million box office earnings.
Omo Ghetto the saga poster
5. Omo Ghetto:The saga
Omo Ghetto: The Saga is a 2020 Nigerian gangster comedy film co-directed by Funke Akindele and JJC Skillz.
The film stars Funke Akindele, Chioma Akpota, Nancy Isime, Eniola Badmus, Bimbo Thomas, Deyemi Okanlawon and Mercy Aigbe in the lead roles.
This was the second film in the Omo Ghetto franchise and it was also the sequel to the 2010 trilogy film Omo Ghetto.
The film came to theatres on Christmas days, 25 December 2020 and was received several positive reviews.
The film became a box office success and surpassed Fate of Alakada as the highest grossing Nigerian film for the year 2020.
As of 26 January 2021, when the film grossed ₦468 million at the box office it surpassed the record of 2016 film The Wedding Party to become the highest ever grossing film in the Nigerian film industry
6. Citation
Citation is a 2020 Nigerian film directed by Kunle Afolayan, written by Tunde Babalola and starring Jimmy Jean-Louis, billionaire heiress, Temi Otedola, Bukunmi Oluwashina, Gabriel Afolayan and others.
Citation quickly climbed the ladder on Netflix to the sixth-most popular film on the streaming app shortly after its release, and was most-watched on Netflix in Nigeria.
Praised for the film's top notch cinematography and ambience, Citation highlights Nigeria's trending issues following award winning Journalists, Kiki Modi's documentary "Sex for Grades."
Citation was nominated by AMAA awards for Best Film but later won Best Soundtrack.
7. Swallow
Directed by Actor and Filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan Swallow is a 2021 Nigerian film written by Sefi Atta and starring Niyola Eniola Akinbo, Deyemi Okanlawon, Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha and Ijeoma Grace Agu.
It was released on October 1, 2021, by Netflix, coinciding with Nigeria's Independent day celebration.
The Screenplay for the novel's adaptation was co-written by Sefi-Atta, the author herself, a playwright, and Kunle Afolayan. Principal Photography took place in Ibadan, Oyo State.
8. Lion heart
According to IMDB synopsis Lionheart narrates the story of a young woman Adaeze who decides to take charge of family business after her father falls ill. However, with the arrival of her eccentric uncle, chaos ensues.
Lionheart was released in 2018 and acquired by Netflix on 7 September 2018, making it the first Netflix original film produced in Nigeria.
The drama film was produced by Chinny Onwugbenu, starring; Pete Edochie, Genevieve Nnaji, and Nkem Owoh.
Lionheart premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival in Canada.The movie was Nnaji's directorial debut as well as Peter Okoye's and Chibuzor Azubuike's (also known as Phyno) acting debut. The film was released worldwide on 4 January 2019 on Netflix.
Lionheart was selected as the Nigerian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards. It was the first time that Nigeria had submitted a film to the Oscars. On 4 November 2019, the Academy disqualified the film as the majority of the dialogue is in English and only about ten minutes of the film is in Igbo.
Wives on Strike.
9. Wives on Strike
Wives on Strike is a 2016 Nigerian film produced and directed by Omoni Oboli and starring Uche Jombo, Chioma Akpotha, Ufuoma McDermott, and Kehinde Bankole.
Released on April 8, 2016, the film satirizes about a group of market women who denied their husbands of sex, in a bid to get them to defend a young girl, who was compelled by her father to marry a man against her will. The film was shot during the #ChildNotBride conversation.
Omoni Oboli is an actress, producer and director who got her acting debut in 1995 but withdrew from the movie scene in 1996 to finish her University education.
Oboli returned in 2009 but the industry had surged forward. She resorted to producing her own movies ever since the.
The film "Wives on strike" reportedly broke several records at the Nigerian box office.
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Warum hat Mrs. Lovett Sweeney Todd angelogen?
Why is Mrs. Lovett in love with Sweeney Todd?
Mrs. Lovett later claims that her motive for lying about Lucy's death is that she loves Sweeney. She's already lost her husband, Albert, prior to the film's events, and she's alone with her failing business.
Did Sweeney Todd Love Mrs. Lovett?
In every version of the story in which she appears, Mrs. Lovett is the business partner and accomplice of barber/serial killer Sweeney Todd; in some versions, she is also his lover.
What is Mrs. Lovett's first name?
Lovett is a fictional character appearing in many adaptations of the story Sweeney Todd. Her first name is most commonly referred to as Nellie, although she has also been referred to as Amelia, Margery, Maggie, Sarah, Shirley, Wilhelmina and Claudetta.
How old is Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd?
Mrs. Lovett: 40s, Cockney accent, energetic, talkative, has a crush on Sweeney.
What does Judge Turpin do to Lucy?
She is the faithful and loving wife of Benjamin Barker and mother of Johanna Barker, whose life is destroyed by the evil Judge Turpin, who exiles her husband in order to have her all to himself. Soon afterward, Turpin rapes her, so she then poisons herself with arsenic.
Did Mrs. Lovett know Lucy was alive?
Sweeney realizes that the beggar woman was actually Lucy, and accuses Mrs. Lovett of knowing she lived. Todd, outraged that Mrs. Lovett lied to him, briefly pretends to forgive her, before throwing her into the furnace, resulting in Mrs.
Did Mrs. Lovett care about Toby?
As the series progresses, Mrs Lovett ultimately changes her mind about feeding him the pies, knowing of their ingredients, and instead plans to adopt him for safe keeping. Her plans however are hindered because he found out her secret. Performers * Ken Jennings originated the role of Tobias on Broadway in 1979.
How old is Toby in Sweeney Todd?
In the stage musical, Toby is portrayed as a mentally handicapped adult; Ken Jennings, who originated the Broadway role, was 31 on opening night, and Neil Patrick Harris was 27. In the 2007 movie, he is a child and not mentally ill, portrayed by 14-year-old Ed Sanders.
Is Sweeney Todd based on a true story?
Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the penny dreadful serial The String of Pearls (1846–47). The original tale became a feature of 19th-century melodrama and London legend.
How old was Johnny Depp when he did Sweeney Todd?
Burton said the extreme melodrama of the scene was difficult to watch. "That's when I knew (Depp) was a great actor, because that was terrible," the 49-year-old director said. "That was so bad."
Who was the barber that killed his customers?
Everyone has heard of Sweeney Todd – the murderous barber who cut the throats of unsuspecting customers and gave their bodies to his neighbour to serve up as pie fillings.
How long was Sweeney Todd in jail?
Benjamin Barker served 15 years of a Life Sentence in a prison in Australia, which is what he called "a living hell". After he escapes Incarceration, he returns home to London on a ship, with a new friend, Anthony. Anthony only knows Benjamin by his new name, Sweeney Todd.
Where was Benjamin Barker sent?
Benjamin Barker, arguably the most accomplished barber in all Victorian London, is married to the pretty Lucy, the two who have an infant daughter, Johanna. Lusting after Lucy, a sadistic judge named Turpin wrongfully has Barker sent to prison in Australia so that he can have Lucy to himself.
Was there a demon barber of Fleet Street?
It's well known that Sweeney Todd — the 'demon barber' of Fleet Street — is little more than a grisly myth, concocted in the pages of 'penny dreadful' serial The String of Pearls. Of course, there never was a Sweeney's Todd's barbershop on Fleet Street…
Who is Sweeney Todd's first victim?
In Haining's account, Todd's first reported victim was a "young gentleman from the country" who fell into conversation with the barber on a street corner.
Who is Sweeney Todd's wife?
Lucy was murdered by mistake by her husband Sweeney Todd "Benjamin Barker" in which he shows extreme remorse and in rage Sweeney Todd kills Mrs. Lovett for lying to him by throwing her in the oven and is last seen dead holding Lucy. She was portrayed by Laurasia Michelle Kelly in the 2007 film adaptation.
Who owned the pie shop in Sweeney Todd?
Bell Yard. Mrs Lovett's pie shop site is the first shop on the left. Thomas Peckett Prest was the first author to write the tale of Sweeney Todd and Margery Lovett shortly after their arrest and trial. He had worked on Fleet Street and was familiar with Lovett's two-storey pie shop.
Did Sweeney Todd know Mrs. Lovett before?
She is referred to by almost every character within the musical Sweeney Todd as "Mrs. Lovett", including Sweeney himself, who stays in the flat above her shop, committing his murderous misdeeds. She knew Sweeney prior to his imprisonment, when he went by Benjamin Barker, and knew his wife Lucy.
Did Sweeney Todd know Toby was behind him?
Sweeney Todd's final scene shows Johnny Depp's bloodthirsty barber holding Lucy's body, as Toby creeps up behind him. It's hinted that Todd is aware of his presence, raising his neck to make the murder easier for the boy.
Does Sweeney Todd know Johanna is his daughter?
She is nearly murdered by her father when he discovers her, as he does not recognize her as his daughter (seeing as he had never met her since infancy and because she is disguised as a young man).
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Nicosia wants tougher measures against Turkey
ELENI VARVITSIOTIS
TAGS: Turkey, EU, Diplomacy
The sanctions that were discussed on Thursday by national envoys of European Union member-states against Turkey over its illegal drilling activities off Cyprus do not, reportedly, go far enough for Nicosia, which wants tougher measures.
According to a draft statement by the European Council, with which most EU member-states are in agreement, the measures against Turkey should include a suspension of negotiations on the Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement and a halting of high-level dialogues for the time being. It also calls for a reduction of pre-accession assistance to Turkey for 2020 and for the European Investment Bank to review its lending activities in Turkey.
However, the measures in the draft are seen, by Cyprus in particular, as too general and vague, with critics saying that they do not include a clear reference to restrictive measures that the European Council said it would propose in June.
These restrictive and targeted measures would have included specific sanctions against people or companies involved with Turkish drilling activities off Cyprus.
The only reference in the draft to the possibility of specific sanctions is in the final paragraph, which states that Council calls on the the European Commission to continue working on possible restrictive measures against Turkey if it continues drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The draft's softer tone is linked to the reluctance of some member-states for the EU to adopt a stronger position. If Cyprus manages to block the statement then the issue will be deferred to EU foreign ministers who meet in Brussels on Monday.


Delving Deeper..: Why is 'WHY' so Important ?
Why is 'WHY' so Important ?
So it's been about two years since I've been posting pics and I did oblige some of these requests for 'Likes' and that gave me opportunity to track some of these pages at will.
I found that in majority of cases, the interest in photography reduced over time and so did the engagement ability.
I have now started to ask a simple - why photography?- question to when such requests reach my inbox. Yes, Simon Sinek's TED Talk (watch video) has been an influencing factor for my interest in 'why' question.
The responses that I got had a predominant - "Sorry, I don't understand you" - feel to written over those bits and bytes ! How I wish they had thought about it before they invested in DSLR's and Time.
So Photography IMHO is a powerful tool as Images (anything visual) has special powers (Read this Harvard article for exploring) for generating opinion on a mass scale. I'm hoping that the plethora of 'shoot-schools' aka photograhy workshops and training sessions focus some efforts on helping their students unleash this power of photography. This would be possible on when the student's have clarity on their own 'WHY' for photography.
Looking at my own story, it was pure need to network that got me to attend a Photography workshop early in 2012. The workshop was lead by Mr. Balan Madhavan who is himself an ILCP Fellow.
Luckily for me, he started with a depth approach which kind of simplified the power of visual medium and photography in particular and the easy at which this power can be tapped for Conservation.
I see potential for Photo Equipment businesses to grow if they form communities out of such individuals and encourage members to explore the power of Images leading to Win-Win situations.
SHRM15 - It's Vegas !


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Talk: Blood Ritual
This spell seems sort of pointless
If you look at the battery role as increasing overall energy of the party, this spell at blood level 12 and max enchantment mod only yields an overall profit of 5.6 energy (13 seconds of 3 energy regen * 1.20% from enchantment mod - 10 energy cost of spell). 5.6 energy for sacrificing 17 % of your maximum health is rather paltry and begs the point of why one should have this spell for a battery build or any build? A battery based off this build may as well be replaced by another spellcaster.
Now compare this spell to Blood is Power. At lvl 8, Blood is Power does 5 energy regen for 10 seconds. Boost those 10 seconds up to 12 with a perfect enchantment mod and the target gets 20 energy, a party surplus of 15 energy when you factor in the 5 energy cost.
Well its give a nice boost even if you are not a primary necro, and is use mostly where a battery is not really useful and the necro use another elite. --Aratak 15:57, 12 June 2006 (CDT)
also not ethat in many situations necros will have energy wasted becasue of soul reaping, so your figure of -10 energy is suddenly irerelevant, as teh energy will be regained seconds later (this is assuming pve play) so you are saccing health for 15.6 energy, which, imo IS worth it. True, its not worth basing a build around, but its a nice addition to a build, so that they can keep their elite free. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.138.90.157 (talk • contribs) 13:30, 29 June 2006 (CDT).
BiP is great, no arguments, however, i use it a lot less then Blood Ritual, for three important reasons:
BiP is elite, preventing the use of other, posibly more valuable elites, like Order of the Vampire or Spiteful Spirit.
BiP costs twice as much sacrifice. those few percent can be the difference between prevailing and being Ataxe food.
people often don't need +10 energy regen for 10 seconds, thats 3.33 energy per second, faster then most casters can use it. however, +7 regen for 13 seconds is more useful, because you can make better use of it without hitting the upper limit of your energy.
--Honorable Sarah 13:45, 29 June 2006 (CDT)
Also, even if all this spell does is move energy around, it's helpful for transfering energy from those with lots (necro with soul reaping or e/n with attunements or prodigy) to those who have to conserve (monks). --Kiiron 04:49, 6 July 2006 (CDT)
Did it occur to you that it's not used on the caster? So the -10 energy isn't a factor in the spell's effectiveness. The point is that it gives your target +3 energy regeneration. That's going to give your target around 10-15 energy when the duration wears off (give or take for mathematical error). — Jyro X (contribs) 14:04, 2 October 2006 (CDT)
Well Jyro, the issue here is not whether it gives the target a decent supply of energy, its whether or not the entire party gains from it. The irony is it seems that it would be better to just take out the batter necro with this skill and put in another caster. 68.62.133.196 07:49, 18 November 2006 (CST)
I think the point was well made. If you're just transferring energy from one char to another... uh. What the hell for? Why not just make another char? However, it woulds very well on a touch ranger or R/N in general. --Silk Weaker 08:54, 6 December 2006 (CST)
The point is to supply other energy-deprived casters with an ample supply so that they can continue to do what is is they do best (ex. heal-spam monks or echo-nukers). Bringing along another monk or another nuker may not be viable in a lot of cases when corpse control is possibly a problem. With a necromancer's soul-reaping ability, losing 10 energy to give your monks/nukers 10-15 really isn't a problem if you play a necromancer correctly. You're forgetting that a necromancer is one of the classes in the game that has better energy management than any other. And I know you're going to say "well the nuker and the monk can just bring along energy management skills". Why do that when they could bring along just a battery necro and bring along some more nuking skills to get higher DPS instead of obsessing over how much energy have. The spell is very useful especially in later portions of the campaigns (ex. Urgoz's Warren, The Deep, Domain of Anguish, Sorrow's Furnace, etc). — Jyro X 09:01, 6 December 2006 (CST)
You're exploiting the fact that I've never had a PvE necromancer who completed a single campaign before.
Fair enough, but I still prefer BiP for the range, and rangers for the expertise/armor.--Silk Weaker 09:05, 6 December 2006 (CST)
When I'm running battery/wells, I generally prefer Well of Power, but I am quite partial to BiP as well. EDIT: Also, see Build:N/any BiP Necro for further explanation of the concept of a battery necro. — Jyro X
09:10, 6 December 2006 (CST)
I think many of the people above are forgetting the namesake of any build based on a battery skill--BATTERY. When you use a remote for your television, you are taking the energy from the battery which is made to do that, and giving it to the remote so that it may function (or, in some cases, function better). Saying it would be better to have another caster instead of a battery is like saying two remotes without batteries are better than one with a battery. Granted, this comparison isn't perfect...casters can still function without a battery while a remote cannot, I think many of the above failed to understand the concept. --Penumbra
Better metaphor---you have a vcr remote and a tv remote, both with their own batteries, and you have an extra set of batteries. When the batteries in one of the remotes runs out, you can replace them. You *could* have, instead, chosen to take two vcr remotes and a tv remote...but what happens when the tv remote fails, if you don't have extra batteries?--Carmine 21:24, 28 May 2007 (CDT)
Inconsitent description
All other stuff says "target other ally", this says target ally and has a note saying can't be used on the caster. Kind of pointless — Skuld
04:25, 4 July 2006 (CDT)
I think it's because it has touch range. "Target touched other ally" is a bit wordy. --Son of Urza 23:55, 4 December 2006 (CST)
Up until recently, I just couldn't make out what the icon is supposed to be. I thought it looked like a champagne bottle with the cap off and champagne running down the sides. It is of course a hand holding a bloody knife. Seb2net 03:55, 10 March 2007 (CST)
That's probably worse than what I initially thought it was. Due to small screen size and therefore smaller icon size (at the time I had a 15 inch monitor), I thought I was seeing a boot. --220.233.103.77 04:33, 10 March 2007 (CST)
Talk:Blood is Power#BiP & BR -- Xeon 14:15, 24 March 2007 (CDT)
Looks like a fancy pen leaking ink to me. Even thought it's not remotely related. Leeroythefeared 08:00, 31 July 2007 (CDT)
I first thought that it was a guy with a weird shaped head wearing a green coat that had a nosebleed or something :\--Cowfix 00:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
This skill doesn't seem to get a reduced cost that other touch skills do from expertise. Bug, or just because it's considered a spell before it's considered a touch skill?71.154.13.89 19:38, 5 September 2007 (CDT)
Type : Enchantment Spell. Understood? 91.86.77.121 16:23, 8 September 2007 (CDT)
Um......wrong? Im using it with 13 expertise. costs 5 energy —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.15.111.161 (contribs) .
Well if it is reduced there is no bug then :)--Diddy Bow 17:23, 25 September 2007 (CDT)
It's 5 energy cuz ANet just reduced the energy cost in a recent update, not cuz of Expertise -.-' — eXtinctioN (Talk/Contributions) 07:35, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Look at the post dates dude, that discussion ended LONG before the update on the 6th :) Pyrecat 07:51, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Oops :P Mostly I don't really look at the post dates, but meh xD — eXtinctioN (Talk/Contributions) 18:54, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
In case anyone assumes otherwise, I just made a test, and Expertise affects the cost (2 energy at 16 Exp) Zephram 21:40, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
enchanting note
Is that saying you have to have blood 17+? rofl. --Shadowcrest 21:46, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
Changed the note to say 12+ Blood Magic. The graph in Of Enchanting corroborates my own tests with a stopwatch that 13 seconds +20% becomes 16 seconds. (re: above: using Awaken the Blood gets you to 17 easily) Zephram 19:42, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
Yes, but having 17 Blood to use this is highly impractical, not only because it's unnecessary but also because you sacrifice more. --Shadowcrest 21:06, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
I'm not disputing that in any way, since using AtB at 15 or 16 Blood would mean just one more energy for the target :). I think the original note about 17+ BM came because of the erroneous assumption that Enchanting mods always rounded down. Zephram 00:16, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
AI use
I don't have a screenshot to prove it at this very moment, but playing a Ranger in PvE, I have many times gotten enchanted by Blood Ritual by Claude and Eve and that one wallow in Kurzick areas out of the henchmen, and by the necro heroes. No, I was not wielding a caster weapon, unless bows are counted as one, so... Either the AI just doesn't like Paragons, Assassins, Dervishes and Warriors, or the note about BR being used only on those wielding spellcaster weapons does not apply. If required, I will get a screenshot somewhere. -- IGN: Angelo Silverwolf
Table from Energy management guide (PvE)
I haven't added it to this article because it just seems needlessly complex. The table is saved here if anyone wants to clean it up and add it to this article. Toraen (Talk/Contrib) 01:43, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
Resolved I suppose. The table won't be added. Toraen (Talk/Contrib) 08:13, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
note removal
Since I pressed enter a bit too soon when adding a summary I'll put it here instead, Eve has used blood ritual a lot on my barrage sin and derv a lot of times when they were almost out of energy, so apparently this was fixed. Mystzombie 19:10, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
This seems to be a difference between the Henchman and Hero AI, as henchmen gives BR to whoever is at low energy, while heroes will never cast it on someone wielding a martial weapon unless ordered to. Mr J 19:35, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
Some testing shows you're right, I had never imagined the hero and hench AI would treat skills differently tough. Reverted accordingly.
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until Thursday, August 8, 2013, 9 am, in the 12th District Court, 312 S. Jackson Street, Jackson, MI.
In the mean time, please call Fannie Mae and demand that this taxpayer-owned institution sell Baxter his home back at the current market value. Point out that he has access to the funds to do so.
Support Baxter Jones in the 12th District Court at his eviction hearing.
S. Baxter Jones again faces the threat of eviction by Fannie Mae at a court hearing on Thursday, July 18, at 9 am, in Jackson, MI. After twice winning delays in the eviction in bankruptcy court with the support of dozens of people in the courtroom, Jones' bankruptcy has been discharged and his case is back in the 12th District Court.
Fannie Mae, the owner of the mortgage loan on his home, and Wells Fargo, the mortgage loan servicer, have consistently refused to negotiate with Jones. Jones qualifies for loan modification programs that were specifically designed for persons with disabilities in his situation. Nevertheless, Fannie Mae and Wells Fargo refuse to even consider him for the programs.
Jones, a teacher in the Detroit Public Schools for 20 years, lives in Jackson County. He suffered traumatic brain injury in 2005 and is now a person with severe disabilities. Unable to work for almost two years, Mr. Jones depleted his sick bank fund and life savings forcing him to return to work prematurely with an undiagnosed traumatic brain and spinal cord injury. In 2010, the injury was finally diagnosed , and in April 2010, Mr. Jones received a family medical leave approved by Detroit Public Schools. In July 2010 while on summer break, he was unjustly fired by DPS, which was under the control of Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb, because he could no longer fulfill his work related education and re-certification requirements! And then he was denied his pension.
"I was a middle school teacher and coach at Fisher Middle School. I was active in the community. I worked with kids and it was my passion. Now I'm not being given the opportunity to stay in my home because of my unfortunate circumstances," said Jones.
Jones has offered to pay current market value for his home, but Fannie Mae has yet to respond. Instead, Fannie Mae, a government-owned financial corporation, chooses to use taxpayer resources to cruelly throw a person with disabilities onto the streets.
"It was what I worked for. I love my home and I want to stay there," said Jones.
In 2008, the Federal government took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in order to avert a complete collapse of the Wall Street Banks and the financial system. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac create, buy and sell mortgage backed securities, controlling more than 60% of all mortgages and backing almost 90%of new mortgages in the U.S. Fannie and Freddie guarantee these mortgages, which means that when a homeowner ges evicted, the banks and private investors lose nothing – the taxpayer picks up the tab. To date, the taxpayers have covered about $188 billion in losses and the Federal Reserve has purchased more 1 trillion in mortgage backed securities and continues purchase $40 billion per month. This is $40 billion a month that goes directly to the banks and the 1%. Despite the taxpayer support, Fannie Mae refuses to work with Jones.
Wells Fargo Bank, which foreclosed on Jones, received $36.9 billion in bailout funds and an unknown amount from the Federal Reserve's $8 trillion emergency loan programs for Wall Street. Yet, Wells Fargo has a poor record in working out loan modification programs for homeowners. Furthermore, Wells Fargo, along with the other banks, refuse to pay the property taxes on many of the homes that they foreclosed on in Detroit, after throwing out the families!
Join with the supporters of S. Baxter Jones in court on Thursday. The eviction hearing will be courtroom of Judge Michael Klaeren, located in the 12th District Court, 312 South Jackson Street, Jackson, MI. See map.
Demand they stop the eviction of S. Baxter Jones and work with him to modify his loan with a principal reduction to current market value and a low interest rate so he can stay in his home.


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Food/Dining: Make sure to bring your appetite because three home cooked meals are served each day and snacks are available as desired to keep you full and energized. Hungry cowboys can sit down and dig in to a real ranch meal three times a day. Breakfast meal choices range from eggs, bacon and sausage, Sheila's famous cinnamon rolls, cold and hot cereal, fruit, yogurt; occasionally biscuits and gravy or breakfast burritos are also served. On Saturday morning, the boss cooks her specialty - homemade pancakes!
Lunch is normally served in the dining room unless we are out on the trail or at a neighbor's for the day. Sandwiches and soups, fruit, bread and salad are typical lunch meals. Lunch on the trail is brown bag containing sandwiches, fruit, chips and a dessert.
The evening meal is served in the dining room nightly. Margarita night is on Tuesday evening where the 'all you can drink' Margaritas are on the house. Other evening meals may include BBQ ribs, chicken, buffalo, beef or pork served with appropriate side dishes, bread, salad and dessert. Vegetarian and other special diets are happily catered to with advance notice.